Harry Potter cast filming ‘mini movie’

The Harry Potter cast are said to have been popping in and out of Hertfordshire to film the short (Picture: Warner Bros)

The Harry Potter franchise came to a close, or so we thought, in 2011 with The Deathly Hallows Part 2, but just a year later the team behind it have begun work on new scenes.

Helena Bonham Carter is among the original cast members who have been filming at the Harry Potter studios in Watford, reprising her role as Bellatrix Lestrange.

A ‘mini movie’ is believed to be in production, which will be shown at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Florida and will be incorporated into two new Hogwarts themed attractions currently under construction.

A source told The Sun: ”The cast have really enjoyed getting back together — they are so tight-knit.’

A Harry Potter them park is expected to pop up in California in 2014 and another is to follow in Japan in 2016. The films alone have already grossed more than £5 billion worldwide.

The source added: ‘The shooting schedule is nowhere near as long as the films, so though filming has been intense, the stars have enjoyed being able to pop in and out.’

The boy wizard may no longer be in cinemas, but film fans will have a new fantasy to feast their eyes on this week when The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released. You can read Metro’s review of Peter Jackson’s latest venture to Middle Earth here.